Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday slammed the police action on students protesting in Ranchi against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand and said it was a repeat of what happened in Delhi last month.
Key Factors
Several protesters claimed they were injured, while Ranchi police said 14 policemen suffered injuries during the protests. The students and job aspirants have been agitating since July 25, demanding transparency in recruitment examinations, reforms in the functioning of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, cancellation of several examinations and an independent investigation by the CBI or a panel of retired high court judges from outside the state.
AISA president Neha Bora, who was on a hunger strike for 23 days along with activist Sonam Wangchuk in Delhi over the NEET paper leaks, on Tuesday said the irregularities are a “systemic problem” arising out of shortcomings in the education system and cannot be addressed merely by enhancing punishment. Chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday lashed out at the opposition BJP, accusing its leaders of trying to mislead protesting job aspirants for political gains. State BJP president Aditya Sahu launched a sharp attack on the Hemant Soren-led government over the police action during the protest, alleging that hundreds of students were injured in the lathicharge and announcing support for the party’s call for a ‘statewide bandh’ on Tuesday.
What It Means
Parliament passed the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, last month. The legislation introduces stricter jail terms of 5 to 10 years and fines up to ₹ 50 lakh for individuals involved in exam paper leaks. The bill was brought as a response by the government to the students’ protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar, which started on June 20 and culminated after 36 days following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union education minister and acceptance of other demands by the government.
